Bonjour,
Réponse :
1/
a. Time of the story : in 1924.
b. the narrator’s age : The narrator was eight.
2/
a. Place of the story :in a boarding schhool in Weston-super-Mare in England
b. By reading the 1st paragraph, guess what a boarding school is :
A boarding school is a school where pupils sleep, live. ( they are fed and lodged )
( boarding school = pensionnat / internat )
3/
Express the interdictions / obligations in this school:
- They were not allowed to talk in the dormitories.
- Talking was forbidden in the dormitories.
- They were not allowed to run in the corridors.
- Untidiness of any sort was forbidden.
- They had to obey the rules.
4/
The narrator’s feelings:
The narrator felt scared. These days were days of horror for him as they were so many rules to obey.
His main fear was to be punished and to receive a corporal punishment.
Explications :
Le « caning » ( fait recevoir des coups de canne comme punition a existé au Royaume Uni jusqu’à la fin des années 80 ! )
